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Postsecondary Psychology Teacher Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary psychology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary psychology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Psychology Teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,610
25th Percentile Wage
$58,870
50th Percentile Wage
$79,880
75th Percentile Wage
$117,200
90th Percentile Wage
$154,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary psychology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,610.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary psychology teachers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$79,880
1.00% -4.78%
2014
$79,080
8.64% -
2013
$72,250
-15.85% -
2012
$83,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Psychology Teacher Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,880 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary psychology teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary psychology teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 55.2 percent (55.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$178,420
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$123,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$99,250
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$99,000
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$90,450
Stockton
$89,560
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$86,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$85,960
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$85,760
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$84,750
Fresno
$83,230
Bakersfield-Delano
$82,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$81,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$79,880
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$76,250
Salinas
$75,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$65,840